Molding device



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MOLDING DEVICE Filed Aug. 19, 1929 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jam 14, 1936 L. c. SHIPPY 2,028,021

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Patented Jan. 145 1936 i UNITED STATES PATENT OFI-lcsy Momma DEVICE Leo C. Skinny; Anderson, Ind., assigner, by meme assignments, to General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Mich., a corporation of Delaware Application August is, 1929. semi No. 38ans' This invention relates to molding machines and particularly to machines of the `type adapted lto compress and mold powdered materials such as Bakelite" oranother phenol condensation product into. pills o'r pre-mold..

. An object of this invention is to compress th finely divided material equally. 'I'his has been accomplished by providing a iioating mold haviing a cavity extending therethrough, a fixed ram projecting into one end of said cavity, a movable ram received by said cavity in opposed relation to said ilxed ram so as to compress the material,

the floating mold being moved by the resultant of all the forces acting upon it by the material so as to distributethe pressure substantially uniformly throughout, thematerial, thereby producl ing a product which is uniformlycompressed.

Another object of thiainvention is toeprovide means for iilling the cavity in the mold. This has been accomplished by providing a hopper which is movable acrossthe face of thev mold and is movable with the mold. g

Further objects andadvantages of the present 4invention will be apparent fromthe lfollowing description, reference' being had. to the accompanying drawings wherein' a preferred embodiment of one form of the present invention is clearly shown. Y In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the mold in the home position showing the caviv ties being filled.

` Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the machine taken,

on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3:

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the machine part'- ly in section Yas viewed inthe direction of the arrow 3 in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is `a fragmentary sectional .view taken `on the line -4-4 olf-Fla. 3.

Fig. 5 is a, fragmentary sectional; view taken on the line '5 5 voi' Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view.I taken on the line 6 -8 df Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a view similar toFlg. 1 with parts in section. I a

8 is a lview partly in section showing the mold immediately after the Imaterial has been compressed.

' Fig. 9 is a fragmentary view partly ,in section showing the device immediatelyafter ,the compressed material has been ejected from the cavities in the mold but `before the compressed material' has been ejected 'fromthe'face ofthe mold. l '1 v l rig. 1o' is a fragmentary sectional view taken .on the line Il-ll of Fig. 8 showing' the position ofthe hopper while compressing the material.

-lleshows ,aggroup lkiff/curves*which -findilcate therelative position of the presa'the shaker and ofthe piston actuating the floating mold during one cycle of the machine.

Figs. 1 and '1 to 10 inclusiveare drawn ona larger scale than Figs; 2 to li-inclusive.v

The machine embodyins'the present invention 5 comprising in .general four mechanisms; (a) 'a t l receptacle for containing the ilnely divided ma vterial such as bakelite or phenol condensation products which will be known hereafter as the die or mold, said die or mold comprising a float- 10 ing nember and a stationary member; (b)V aA mechanism'for automatically lling thedie or mold; (c)` la mechanism i'or compressingl the powder within the' die; and (d) ame'chanismv for removing the compressed materialjwhich i5 will be known as'. the work from the die and machine. y

.4 die or mouz for naming the' material The die or mold comprises Ia oating chase 20 -lll and a pair of stationary rams or end members 21|, supported on a block 22, mounted Aon a pair of brackets 24, attached to theV base 26. The floatingl chase lll is carried on a plurality of supporting rods l2, mounted in a plate 34 which 25 is supported by a piston rod 36. Thispiston rod terminates in a cylindrical portion It which carries .the plate 38 fixedly attached tothe plate 3l. The floating chase` ll is provided with two cavities 42 and Il, each of which'is provided with 30 .a die I6, only one of which is shown in'section resting on the, shoulder ,Il integral with the chase I0. The upward movement of the chase 30 is limited by a set screw Il. seated in member 22 engaging the plateu. Thepiston rod 3B 35 When the 3l lis in the up position as viewed in Figs. l, 2 and '1, the mold is nlled from 50 `a hopperfarrangement which includes a stationary container M mounted upon a frame Il.

The container terminates ina reduced portion 68 which has pivotally mounted thereon a funnel 1li which extends into a movable shaker ,55

12. 'I'he flanges 1I and I l integral with the shaker 12 cooperate with L-shaped guides 14 `and 1I, attached to the chase ll and the door, plate 15 carried 'o n the brackets llfand 12 which are also attached to the-chase il. When the Mechanism for automueauy mung the die or mold Y shaker 12 is reciprocated over the chase 30, and

the plate 15 the cavities in the dies are filled by Y the powdered material such as a phenol condensation product from the shaker 12', which is supplied from the hopper 64, through the funnel 1li. As best seen in Figs. 2 and'3the shaker 12 reciprocated by a cam 82, keyed to a shaft .84, journalled in the standards 86 and 81`of .the

press and driven from an electricY motorA 88 through a belt 90. The belt Sli-drives. a pulley` 92 keyed to a shaft S4 carrying a vpinion 8 6', en-

gaging the gear198, keyed to the shaft 84. The cam 82 actuates the camI follower'jl00 attached to an arm |02, keyed to -a shaft lgcarrying an` arm. |08 having a slot ||0 through which 'passes a pin ||2, carried by brackets |3 andi ||4 inte.`

gral with the shaker 12.

As the shaft 84 is rotated,tthe Atarn82factuates` the cam follower so as to cause areciprocat-l.

ing movement of the shaker 12 so asv to come. pletely fill the cavities in the chase 30. That is,

the cam follower |00 moves 'from vthe crest A to the'valley B then to the crest C etc. as seen .in

-Fig. 6' and diagrammatically in Fig; 1'1. The

shaker 12 is moved back and forward until the c am follower |00 reaches the crest E whence it is gradually actuated towards thefcenter of the shaft 84 from E to F as may best be seen in Fig.6

and schematically in Fig. 11. Whenthe cam follower |00 reaches the point F the shaker has been moved to the leftas seen in Fig. so that the material within the die 46 may beA compressed. v

Material compressing mectartsmi Y 'The reciprocating cross head ||6 is guided in the sides ||8 and |20'integral with the standards 86 and 81 in a manner welljknown `izo-those skilled in the art. A reciprocatingmovement-is imparted to the cross head.. H6 -throughsthe connecting rod |22 actuated'by theeccentric |24 carried by the shaft 84. '1l'1e, cro ss`y 'head||16. carries a pair of tubular member'si-iivanda" cooperating with the leader .pinsorf pilots .|30

and 32 5 as 170 Properlyalignathe mm''mev rams |34 and |36, carrieby the cross-head `||6r with the dies 4s m thel chasm at.

|34 and lss eombress me'materiareuntamedin the dies againstthe fixed' rams 20;'the-material l 50 will' exert a pressure on th'walls ofthe die.

These. forces may be resolved into ft'wo" components; one at right angles tothe wallsiof'the die 46 and the other parallel to the walls of the die 46 as indicated by the arrows |38 and |40 respectively, as seen in Fig. '1. As the forces exerted in the direction normal to the walls of the dieY 46 are equal and opposite in magnitude the only forces that influence the position of the chase 30- are the forces indicated by the arrows |40 acting parallel to the wallsof the die. If the chase` 30 were not to move, Athe material along the outer edge and adjacent to the movable ram would be compressed the most, and the material along' the outer edge adjacent to the xed ram 20 would be compressed the least, because of the binding action between thewallsof the die 46 and the material. As the chase 30 is held practically `in equilibrium; itbeingbiased upwardly slightly, a very slight force will move the chase .3 0fdownwardly from the position shown in'Fig.

. 7 to the positio n shown in Fig. 8. For this reason-the materialwill be pressed substantially uniformthroughout as the resultant of all of the vforces, set up in -the material acting 'parallel to the walls of the die 46 will move the chase 30 .rotates in unison.

downwardly a Adistance equal to 'approximately j one-half the distance through which the upper surface of the material within the cavity moves while-being compressed from that shown in Fig. 'l ,t0 that shawl-1 in Eig-,8'- 5 Mecnaaisjiftfdrjem ng-. thgvffiqofz. if@ me: die lifter thmateria'i has eenf compressed into |34 and |36 arerais'ed upwardly'to theposition disclosed inl Fig; -j 9.' the'fr'aiiis ta'rlvance upwardly 'from the; position disclosed-in Fig. 8 to ,thepositiondisclosedin Fig.;`9,. the piston `54 andthechase 30 are 'moveddownwardly by a 'mechanism which includes a cam |42 mounted `on the shaft 84. vThe cam |42 Vactuates "a cam follower |44attached to one end '|46"of the |48, which" is pivotally'attachedto a rocker arm |50 -keyed to a shaft 52; L

. Intermediate the brackets |54' and |56 is found lan ann |58 terminating. in a bifurcated portion l |60straddling the piston rod 36 and engaging anannulus |62 adjustably mounted on thepiston rod 26, and held in position by the lock nuts |64 a.r'1d;|,|i|. A s the cam follower V|44 is raised by thejcam |42 as best seen in Figs. 2 and 3 the piston is moved downwardly to the down position which causes the floating chase',30 to be lowered from the position disclosed in Fig. 8 to the position disclosed in Fig. 9 so that the upper surface of the chase 30 is substantially flush with the upper surface of the xed rams 20. While inthis position the shaker 12 shoves the work from the chase 30 as may best be seen in Fig. 2 into a chute |61 provided therefor.

Operations occurring during one machine cycle The curves I, II, and III disclosed in Fig. 11 indicate the relative positio'mf the chase 30, the shaker-12, and the cross -head ||6 respectively, as the shaft 84 rotates through one revolution. 2 shows the relative position of the indicated by the zero degree position of .th curves.

Curve I, which is a cosine curve, is governed by the eccentric |24; curve II by the shape oi .cam 82 and curve III by the shape of the cam |42. As the eccentric |24 and the cams 82` and 142 are attached to the shaft 84 each of these In Fig. l1 it may be `seen that the shaker 12 is reciprocated back and forth across the face of the chase 30 while the shaft 84 rotates through an angle of approximatethe 260 degree position. During the interval that the shaker does not move horizontally, the reciprocating cross head I6 comes to the down position as indicated by' curve I so as to compress the material in the cavity of the mold. As the magterial is pressed towards thestationary rams the chase 30 moves downwardas indicated by the dotted line IIIa a distance equal to about lone-half the distance that the thickness of the material is reduced. When theA reciprocating cross .head begins to move upwardly, cam |42 will cause the cam follower l44-to) move -awayfrom thecenter of the shaft B4 so as to force the'piston 54 and the chase 30to,the down position disclosed in Fig. 9 against the force of the pressure supplied to the cylinder and the down position of the curve disclosed in Fig. 11, raising the piston when the shaft has rotated through approximately 315 degrees. While the chase is movedl downwardly the shaker is moved inwardly as indicated in Fig. l1 by curve 1I. The inward movement of the shaker begins when the shaft 84 h'as rotated through an angle of about 260 degrees and it engages the work when the shaft 84 has rotated through 310 degrees so as to eject the work while the shaft is being rotated through the balance of one revolution. When the shaft has rotated approximately 355 degrees, the cam follower i44-is permitted to move inwardly so that the piston moves from the down position to the up position by the slight upward bias caused by the pressure supplied by the"'cylinder to the zero position.

As the motor 88 .drives the mechanism continuously it'can be readily seen that the machine will .continue to make pre-forms or briquettes automatica1ly.` I While the form of embodiment of the present invention, as `herein disclosed, constitutes a preferred form, it to be understood that other forms might be adopted, all lcoming within the scope lof the claims which follow.

What is claimedis as follows: 1. A device for forming powdered material into blanks comprising, in combination, a mold.

menber having an. aperture; a stationary ram 4extending partly into said aperture; a shaft; a lcrank arm on said shaft; Ia second ram moved by said crank arm toward and into said aperture; a piston under constant fluid pressure urging the mold member toward the movable ram; a stop preventing such movement of the mold member whenl the latter attains a certain by the crank arm towardand 4into the aperture for compressing the powdered material therein;

a piston under constant fluid pressure urging theV mold member'toward-the movable ram; a stop preventing such movement of the mold member when the latter attains a certain position relative to the stationary. ram; a cam on' said' shaft; a cam follower cooperating theretracted position again, said cam being so timed with the first mentioned cam that the exposed blank is pushed from its forming position-by the approaching container; and another cam on the shaft for shaking the container when the open end of the latter communicates with the aperture in the mold member.

3. A device' forforming powdered material 5 into blanks comprising, .in combination, a mold member having an aperture; a stationary ram extending partly into said aperture; a shaft; a crank arm on the shaft; a second ram moved by the crank arm toward and'into -the 'aperture for compressing' the powdered material therein; a piston under constant uid pressure urging the mold member toward the movable ram; a stop preventing such movement of the mold member when the latter attains a certain position relative to the stationary ram; a cam on said shaft; a cam follower cooperating therewithfor moving the mold member away from the movable ram thereby exposing the formed blank; guides on the mold member adjacent the movable ram; 20 a container with open ends movable in said guides and having one end resting flush on the mold member; a funnel containing a supply of powdered material, said funnel extending into the other end of the container and being mov-k able therewith; and another cam'on the shaft for `moving the container toward the exposed blank and push the same from its forming position until the open end of the container comymunicates with the aperture in the mold member; said cam also causing the container to be shaken while `the open end of the latter communicates with the aperture` in' the -mold member.

v4. A device for forming powdered material into blanks comprising, incomhination, a mold member having, a bore therethrough; a movable and a stationary plate member; pins in one of the plate members for guiding the movable plate member inthe directionl of the bore axis in the mold member; aligning cylindrical rams on said plate members, the one on the stationary plate .partly extending into the bore and the other moving into said bore to compress the powdered material therein; a piston vunder constant uid 45 pressure urging the mold member toward the" movable plate member; a stop preventing such Vmovement of the mold member when .the latter obtains a -certain position relative to the sta-- tionary plate member; apower driven shaft; a A50 cani n said shaft; a'cam follower cooperating therewith for Imoving the mold member away from the movable plate member thereby exposing the formed blank; guides on the mold lmember adjacent the movable plate member; a container with open ends movable in -said guides and having one end resting flush onvthe mold member.; a stationary hopper containing a supply of powdered material; a funnel communicatingwith the lowermost part of the hopper and. pivoted thereto and projecting into the other end -of the container regardlessfof movement of the latter in any direction; and another cam on the shaft for moving the container toward the exposed blank andpush the same from 05 its forming position. untilthe open endo! the container communicates with the aperture in the mold member; said lcam also causing'the container .to be shaken while the open end of-- lthe latter communicates. with the aperture in the mold member.

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